1)In the 1850 census of Trigg,
KY it says Thompson Burke is born in Virginia, but in the 1860 census, it says he's from Pennsylvania.I believe that Thompson was trying to tell
the enumerator that he was born in Pittsylvania County,
Virginia, and the enumerator mistook
Pittsylvania for Pennsylvania.

2)In 1850 Christian KY, it says Samuel Burke
was born in North Carolina, but in 1860, it
says he was born in Virginia.

3)In 1850 CaswellNC, it says Johnston Burke was born in Virginia.

4)In 1860 Henry TN, I believe a neighbor gave
the information for the family of my ancestor, Madison Burke Jr, and confused
his birthplace (which according to every other census from 1850 to 1900 says he
was born in North Carolina)
with that of his father, Madison Sr, who died prior to 1850.

TWO BURKE
FAMILIES IN THE AREA OF CASWELL/PERSON/ORANGE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA, OR ONE?

I think that
there were two Burke families in the area in the late 1700s and early
1800s.One was my family and the other
was that of Thomas Burke, who was the first governor of NC following the
Revolution and for whom Burke County, NC is named.He was born in Ireland and was a lawyer before
becoming a politician.I don't think he
is related at all, because of his social position and his origins; I feel
confident that my Burke line was in America at least in the 1740s.He owned some land in the part of CaswellCounty
that became PersonCounty.In the marriage and land deed records of
Caswell, Orange, and PersonCounties,
I believe some or all of the following to be related to Thomas Burke and thus
not part of my family:

1) Andrew
Burke, shown in the 1790 census in Orange County and as a bondsman for a few
marriages in Orange County, and having land transactions with Mary (or Polly)
Dougherty, the widow of Thomas Burke.

2) Mary
Burke, the daughter of Thomas Burke who never married.3) John Burke, who married Catey Barlow in
1802 in OrangeCounty.4) Michael Burke, in land deeds of CaswellCounty.5) Peter Burke shown in the 1800 census of
Caswell.

I have
included all information I have found on these Burkes, however, as there may be
a connection.

ROCKINGHAMCOUNTY

There are
Burke listings in land deeds and census records as well as marriage records for
Rockingham county, but I have found nothing yet to convince me they are
related.Note that the John and Henson
Burke of the 1790 Rockingham Census move to Williamson Co, TN by 1830, listed
as John and Anson.

The
children of James Burke Sr. in Caswell and Orange Cos, NC, in no particular
order.[This info is taken from census
and marriage records and Kendall's
abstracts.I have yet to see the first
book of will abstracts, the historical abstracts of minutes, or the book of
land grants, tax lists, state census, and apprentice lists.Hopefully, there is some more information on
my early family in these three volumes.]

1)Benjamin BurkeI have the least information on him.He married Nancy Vaughn in 1800 and he appears
in the 1810 census.He is listed as
insolvent in 1813, 1815, and 1819.He is
not listed in the index to the 1820 census, and I failed to find him lokking
through the census myself.A Benjamin
Birk is listed as a witness to a deed of Anderson Birk in 1824.This is probably the same Benjamin Burke, but
it may be a grandson of James Burke Sr. instead.This is all I know of Benjamin Burke.

2)James Burke Jr.He was a witness to several transactions of
William Gooch Sr., and was apparently courting his daughter, Cisley Gooch.There is a marriage bond between James and
Cisley, but either the marriage never occured or was anulled, because Cisley
Gooch later married Devereaux Hightower, as confirmed in the will of William
Gooch Sr.James Jr. married Polly Porter
in 1809 and is listed in the 1810 census.James Jr. bought a slave and some land from his father, James Sr.He apparently died after the 1810 census.In Person
County November Court 1810 he is mentioned as
deceased and in Caswell County
October Court 1814 his estate is administered by
Thomas Turner and brother Anderson Burke.His widow, Polly Burke, remarried to Lott Egmond in 1812.Anderson Burke had sold land to Lott Egmond
earlier in 1812.Lott Egmond is in the
1820 census of Caswell and later moves to Robertson Co, TN, where he dies in
1840.His wife Polly is still living in
Robertson in 1850, listed as Mary Egmond.I do not know as of yet if James Jr. and Polly Porter had any
children.The boy in the 10-15 category
listed with James Burke Sr. in 1820, and again in the 20-29 year old category
in 1830 may be the child of James Burke Jr.

3)Milley Burke.She married William Redding in 1812 in Caswell, and William Redding is
listed in the 1820 census for Caswell.I
have yet to positively locate William Redding in 1830, but he is listed in a
tax list for Henry Co, TN in 1836.In
the 1840 censusof Henry, TN, there is no listing for either Milley or William
Redding, but in 1850, Milley Redding and three children are listed in Henry,
right next to Dorothy Burke, widow of Madison Burke Sr., and her two
children.After 1850, I lose track of
the Reddings, but I suspect they move to either Arkansas or Kentucky.

4)Johnston Burke.Johnston Burke married Betsey Woods in 1802
in Caswell.He is mentioned in a couple
of land deeds as a witness, and in the 1810 and 1820 censuses of Caswell, and
the 1830 census of Orange Co, but thats about it.Of all the brothers in Caswell, he is the
only one I did not find listed as insolvent.He is also the only brother to remain in North Carolina, where he is
listed in Orange in 1840 and Caswell in 1850.He probably died in Caswell before 1860.I do not know yet the names of his children but I can guess that in the
1850 census his sons were William, Johnston, John, Grandison, and Archibald,
and daughters Penelope and Clary.Archibald Burke, born about 1810, told enumerators in two censuses that
he was born in Georgia, suggesting that Johnston Burke spent some time in that
state, but I have yet to find any evidence of that.I will discuss the grandchildren of James
Burke Sr of whom I am not sure of the father later.

5)Anderson Burke.He married Nancy Rice, daughter of Nathaniel
Rice in 1804.His bondsman was Wiley
Yancey, causing me to believe that Wiley Burke, born about 1805, was Anderson's
son.This hypothesis fits census
records.The "Tennessee
Cousins" article stated that Archibald R. Burke, born about 1806, was also
Anderson's son.Anderson had only one
other son, Albert Burke, who went with him to Stewart Co, TN.The Mildred Burke who marrieds Thomas Cox may
have been a daughter.At least two
daughters accompany Anderson to Stewart, TN, Susan and Nancy.Note that by 1850, Anderson's wife, Nancy,
has died.Anderson is the only brother I
have been unable to locate in the 1840 census.Anderson is first mentioned in Caswell deeds in 1805 and last mentioned
in 1830.He was involved in the legal
proceedings surrounding the will of his father-in-law, Nathaniel Rice.In 1805 he witnessed a deed of his father,
James Burke Sr.He bought and sold land
in several deeds in Caswell in the vicinity of South Country Line Creek.In 1812, Anderson is listed as insolvent.In 1814 he was a witness to two deeds of
Jesse and Catherine Womack.Note that
Catherine Womack's maiden name was McNeill, and I believe she was the sister of
Margaret McNeill, the wife of Anderson's brother, Samuel Burke.The last mention of Anderson in Caswell is
Apr Court 1830, where is mentioned as buying from the estate sale of James
Yancey.I have yet to see the first
mention of Anderson in Tennessee, because I have not yet gotten into the
records of Stewart Co, TN.I think that
Anderson probably left Caswell about 1831 or 2, following the death of his
father and moved west with brothers Thompson and Madison.All probably stayed for a while with their
brother Samuel Burke in La Fayette, Christian Co, KY.Anderson must have been missed or not indexed
for the 1840 census.He settled in
Stewart Co, TN, near Tobacco Port, not far from Roaring Springs, Trigg Co, KY,
where brother Thompson eventually settled.I assume Anderson died in Stewart before 1860.I believe his grave to be on Ft. Campbell KY,
which is partly in Stewart Co. TN.

6)Thompson Burke married Nancy Ann Massey in
Caswell in 1805.Note that his bondsman
was James Wilson, who also acted as bondman for Madison Burke's wedding.Thompson had between 13 and 15 children, all
born in Caswell.Milley Burke, born in
1808, was deaf and dumb, and stayed with Thompson until his death, after which
she lived with her brother Hosea Burke and then her sister, Minerva Ann
Scott.Quinton Anderson Burke, born
1813, was named after Thompson's neighbor, Quinton Anderson.A Henderson S. Burke is listed in a poll tax
list for Trigg Co, KY in 1841. He was probably also Thompson's son, probably
born about 1822, though his name was probably "Anderson" and not
"Henderson."Jacky G. Burke
(female) was born about 1817.James M.
Burke was born about 1818, Sarah Y. Burke about 1821, Stephen Burke around
1825, and Minerva Ann Burke about 1829.Thompson's youngest child was Hosea M. Burke, born about 1831, right
before the western migration, possibly named after Hosea McNeill, a Caswell
lawyer mentioned a couple of times in the will books in the same article as
Thompson Burke; Thompson also sells some land adjacent to someone named
McNeill.[I believe Hosea McNeill was
the cousin of Margaret McNeill, the wife of Thompson's brother, Samuel Burke.] Thompson first appears in Caswell deeds
witnessing a transaction of his father, James Burke Sr.Thompson bought and sold land in Caswell in
the vicinity of South Country Line Creek.He is last mentioned in the deed books as a witness in 1825.Thompson was listed as insolvent in 1812 and
again in 1818.An obituary for
Thompson's son, Quinton Anderson Burke, from the Cadiz (Trigg Co, KY) Newspaper
from 1905 states that Q. A. Burke was born 14 Jan 1813 in Caswell Co, NC, and
moved to Kentucky at age 19.This is
when I believe James Burke Sr. died and his sons, Thompson, Anderson, and
Madison moved west with their families, about 1832.Thompson is listed in the 1840 census in
Christian Co, KY, right next to his son Quinton Anderson Burke and his brother
Samuel Burke.In November 1840 Thompson
bought some land from Samuel near La Fayette.In 1841, Thompson is listed in the poll book for Roaring Springs, Trigg,
KY, along with Henderson S. Burke.In
1850 and 1860, he is listed in Trigg, KY; he died pryor to 1870, although his
wife, Nancy Ann, was still alive in 1870.He is buried on Ft. Campbell, KY, which lies partly in Trigg Co, KY.

7)Madison Burke was married to Dorothy or Dolly
Ellis in 1804; his bondsman, James Wilson, was the same as Thompson Burke.His name is spelled in various records of
Caswell and Orange Cos as Matson, Matterson, Maddison, and Madison.He is not mentioned in deed books, and I
believe from this he must have been the youngest son of James Burke Sr.He is mentioned in the will books as buying
at a few estate sales, and as insolvent in 1819.He 1827 he administered the estate of Azariah
Burke, probably a son.His known sons
were Johnston Burke, born about 1805 and Madison Burke Jr. born Feb 1825, and
his only known daughter was Cisley Burke, born about 1823.He was possibly also father to a Thompson
Burke.In Dec 1830, he was bondman to
the wedding of Archibald Burke in Orange Co, probably his nephew, and this is
the last mention of Madison in North Carolina.He probably moved west along with brothers Anderson and Thompson about
1832, and probably spent some time with brother Samuel in La Fayette,
Christian, KY.In 1836, Madison's son,
Johnston Burke, appears in a tax list of Henry Co, TN, and in the 1840 census,
Madison is listed next to Johnston.I
think they lived in the country between Paris and Springgville.Before 1850, Madison Sr. died and Johnston
moved on to Crawford Co, AR.In 1850,
Dorothy Burke, widow of Madison Sr., is listed with children Madison [Jr.] and
Cisley.